Source 音标拼音: [s'ɔrs]
n . 来源;引起…的东西,提供消息的人,源头
来源;引起…的东西,提供消息的人,源头
source 根源常式
source 原始
source 源 原始
source n 1 :
the place where something begins ,
where it springs into being ; "
the Italian beginning of the Renaissance "; "
Jupiter was the origin of the radiation "; "
Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River "; "
communism '
s Russian root " [
synonym :
{
beginning }, {
origin }, {
root }, {
rootage }, {
source }]
2 :
a document (
or organization )
from which information is obtained ; "
the reporter had two sources for the story "
3 :
anything that provides inspiration for later work [
synonym :
{
source }, {
seed }, {
germ }]
4 :
a facility where something is available 5 :
a person who supplies information [
synonym : {
informant },
{
source }]
6 :
someone who originates or causes or initiates something ; "
he was the generator of several complaints " [
synonym : {
generator },
{
source }, {
author }]
7 : (
technology )
a process by which energy or a substance enters a system ; "
a heat source "; "
a source of carbon dioxide " [
ant :
{
sink }]
8 :
anything (
a person or animal or plant or substance )
in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies ; "
an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival "
[
synonym : {
reservoir }, {
source }]
9 :
a publication (
or a passage from a publication )
that is referred to ; "
he carried an armful of references back to his desk "; "
he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation " [
synonym : {
reference }, {
source }]
v 1 :
get (
a product )
from another country or business ; "
She sourced a supply of carpet "; "
They are sourcing from smaller companies "
2 :
specify the origin of ; "
The writer carefully sourced her report "
Source \
Source \,
n . [
OE .
sours ,
OF .
sourse ,
surse ,
sorse ,
F .
source ,
fr .
OF .
sors ,
p .
p .
of OF .
sordre ,
surdre ,
sourdre ,
to spring forth or up ,
F .
sourdre ,
fr .
L .
surgere to lift or raise up ,
to spring up .
See {
Surge },
and cf . {
Souse }
to plunge or swoop as a bird upon its prey .]
1 .
The act of rising ;
a rise ;
an ascent . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
Therefore right as an hawk upon a sours Up springeth into the air ,
right so prayers . . .
Maken their sours to Goddes ears two . --
Chaucer .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
The rising from the ground ,
or beginning ,
of a stream of water or the like ;
a spring ;
a fountain .
[
1913 Webster ]
Where as the Poo out of a welle small Taketh his firste springing and his sours .
--
Chaucer .
[
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Kings that rule Behind the hidden sources of the Nile . --
Addison .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
That from which anything comes forth ,
regarded as its cause or origin ;
the person from whom anything originates ;
first cause .
[
1913 Webster ]
This source of ideas every man has wholly in himself . --
Locke .
[
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The source of Newton '
s light ,
of Bacon '
s sense .
--
Pope .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
See {
Origin }.
[
1913 Webster ]
119 Moby Thesaurus words for "
source ":
adviser ,
ambition ,
announcer ,
annunciator ,
antecedent ,
aspiration ,
author ,
authority ,
authorship ,
basis ,
begetter ,
beginning ,
birthplace ,
bonanza ,
calling ,
cause ,
channel ,
commencement ,
communicant ,
communicator ,
conception ,
consideration ,
cornucopia ,
creator ,
dawn ,
dawning ,
derivation ,
determinant ,
documentation ,
enlightener ,
expert witness ,
font ,
fount ,
fountain ,
fountainhead ,
genesis ,
goal ,
gold mine ,
gossipmonger ,
grapevine ,
grass roots ,
ground ,
guiding light ,
guiding star ,
head ,
headstream ,
headwater ,
headwaters ,
ideal ,
inception ,
informant ,
information center ,
information medium ,
informer ,
inspiration ,
intention ,
interviewee ,
lode ,
lodestar ,
mainspring ,
matter ,
mine ,
monitor ,
mother ,
motive ,
mouthpiece ,
newsmonger ,
notifier ,
onset ,
opening ,
origin ,
original ,
origination ,
originator ,
outset ,
parent ,
paternity ,
press ,
principle ,
provenance ,
provenience ,
public relations officer ,
publisher ,
quarry ,
radical ,
radio ,
radix ,
reason ,
reporter ,
resource ,
rise ,
rising ,
riverhead ,
root ,
roots ,
rootstock ,
sake ,
score ,
source of supply ,
spokesman ,
spring ,
staple ,
start ,
starting ,
stem ,
stock ,
taproot ,
television ,
teller ,
tipster ,
tout ,
ulterior motive ,
vein ,
vocation ,
well ,
wellhead ,
wellspring ,
whence ,
witness
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SOURCE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of SOURCE is a generative force : cause How to use source in a sentence Synonym Discussion of Source
SOURCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary SOURCE definition: 1 the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause of something: 2 someone or something… Learn more
SOURCE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Source definition: any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin See examples of SOURCE used in a sentence
Source - definition of source by The Free Dictionary A person or thing from which something comes into being or is derived or obtained: alternative sources of energy; the source of funding for the project 2 The point of origin of a stream or river See Synonyms at origin 3 One, such as a person or document, that supplies information: A reporter is only as reliable as his or her sources 4
source noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of source noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
What does source mean? - Definitions. net A source is a point of origin or supply from which something is obtained or derived This can refer to a variety of contexts such as a person who provides information, a document from which information is extracted, a physical basis of a river or stream, or a device that generates energy or power
Source Definition Meaning | YourDictionary Source definition: A person or thing from which something comes into being or is derived or obtained
SOURCE - Definition Translations | Collins English Dictionary Discover everything about the word "SOURCE" in English: meanings, translations, synonyms, pronunciations, examples, and grammar insights - all in one comprehensive guide
Source Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary SOURCE meaning: 1 : someone or something that provides what is wanted or needed; 2 : the cause of something (such as a problem) usually + of
source - WordReference. com Dictionary of English source sɔrs n [countable] any thing or place from which something comes or is obtained; origin: He is the source of most of the discontent in the office the beginning or place of origin of a stream or river a book, person, document, etc , supplying esp firsthand information: Good newspaper reporters always double-check their sources